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2 months ago
hi im gornal
i just noticed a couple folks who are from the older crowd of furry artists complaining about something having to do with the newly updated tagging system. i don't mean any ill will towards people here, even those who are always ready to butt heads with FA staff...but it kinda irks me that they're so stubborn to accept changes that, in retrospect aren't so significantly awful.
apparently the culprit of the issue is that FA tags now have a report function. so what does it do? if you report tags, it'll bring up a Trouble Ticket form partially filled out so it's related to "Abuse of tags." I'm sure they're implementing this in good faith so that an artist's works are easy to find via tags. from what i can tell (after scrolling thru all the comments on the latest update) they are NOT trying to censor anyone or infringe on privacy. sure, it's a little old and broken (the "no dashes" rule caused a fiasco apparently? i just use underscores) but the mods and admins are not out to get you LMAO
Look I get it. i understand tagging is a boring task most of the time. i kinda dislike it myself from a practicality perspective. that said, i want folks to be able to find my art if they so wish, so including keywords that relate to my interests is extra important. i also get that sometimes, you just wanna post something to let off some steam, vent art, and don't especially want attention. i respect those who are just cataloguing their thoughts. if that's the case, mute your comments on the post.
i know we have our community-based gripes with FA staff recently, especially with the ABDL-exodus it's gotten harder to fully trust that the online furry community is a safe haven. that said, it's important to remember that unlike dA, twitter, tumblr and other toxic gentrified socials, FA is supported by real, non-corporate humans who volunteer during their busy lives to curate a network of artists, regardless of medium, skill level, gender and kink/sex preference. those are our values, and we manage to keep staff in check as much as possible, even when times get tough.
just try not to be so stubborn and reactionary when changes occur here. personally i'd say these changes were MUCH needed especially after the founder's death* when the servers were more at-risk than ever. it's really fortunate that the remaining staff members were able to mitigate most of the issues from that incident.
*say about him what you will, i'm not 100% aware of his history as admin. but he was probably better than the fascist dictators running most of the world. people make misjudgements, mistakes. innocent people die and you just laugh and kick the corpses which does you no favors.
apparently the culprit of the issue is that FA tags now have a report function. so what does it do? if you report tags, it'll bring up a Trouble Ticket form partially filled out so it's related to "Abuse of tags." I'm sure they're implementing this in good faith so that an artist's works are easy to find via tags. from what i can tell (after scrolling thru all the comments on the latest update) they are NOT trying to censor anyone or infringe on privacy. sure, it's a little old and broken (the "no dashes" rule caused a fiasco apparently? i just use underscores) but the mods and admins are not out to get you LMAO
Look I get it. i understand tagging is a boring task most of the time. i kinda dislike it myself from a practicality perspective. that said, i want folks to be able to find my art if they so wish, so including keywords that relate to my interests is extra important. i also get that sometimes, you just wanna post something to let off some steam, vent art, and don't especially want attention. i respect those who are just cataloguing their thoughts. if that's the case, mute your comments on the post.
i know we have our community-based gripes with FA staff recently, especially with the ABDL-exodus it's gotten harder to fully trust that the online furry community is a safe haven. that said, it's important to remember that unlike dA, twitter, tumblr and other toxic gentrified socials, FA is supported by real, non-corporate humans who volunteer during their busy lives to curate a network of artists, regardless of medium, skill level, gender and kink/sex preference. those are our values, and we manage to keep staff in check as much as possible, even when times get tough.
just try not to be so stubborn and reactionary when changes occur here. personally i'd say these changes were MUCH needed especially after the founder's death* when the servers were more at-risk than ever. it's really fortunate that the remaining staff members were able to mitigate most of the issues from that incident.
*say about him what you will, i'm not 100% aware of his history as admin. but he was probably better than the fascist dictators running most of the world. people make misjudgements, mistakes. innocent people die and you just laugh and kick the corpses which does you no favors.
